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U.S. Patent Ofc., [Washington, D.C.] – Vintage Print

U.S. Patent Ofc., [Washington, D.C.], [between 1918 and 1928] — historic photograph
U.S. Patent Ofc., [Washington, D.C.], [between 1918 and 1928]. Historic photograph from the Washington DC collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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Step back in time with U.S. Patent Ofc., [Washington, D.C.], a historic photograph rich in period detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.

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U.S. Patent Ofc., [Washington, D.C.]

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Few buildings in Washington held more of America's inventive work than the Patent Office, and this glass negative records it in the years between 1918 and 1928. Built in the Greek Revival style and largely finished in the 1860s, the building once displayed the working models that inventors submitted with their applications, and its halls were crowded with them for decades. The National Photo Company, which photographed the capital extensively in the early twentieth century, produced views like this one for visitors and publishers. Faint streaks on the glass reflect the natural deterioration of its original coating, a common trait of plates of this age.

Created / published[between 1918 and 1928]
Medium1 negative : glass ; 8 x 6 in.
GenreGlass negatives.
NotesTitle from unverified data provided by the National Photo Company on the negative or negative sleeve. Date from negatives in same range. Copy. Gift; Herbert A. French; 1947. This glass negative might show streaks and other blemishes resulting from a natural deterioration in the original coatings. Temp. note: Batch seven.
SubjectsUnited States--District of Columbia--Washington (D.C.)
SourceLibrary of Congress, National Photo Company Collection
Original scan5,415 × 6,918 px · prints to 18 × 23 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-NPC-262596

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